Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York and the Holocaust
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Micklegate Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Vikings and Christianity
- Feeding Roman York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Guildhall
- York Railway Station
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Horn of Ulf